Australian science will deliver new innovations to tackle plastic waste in the Indo-Pacific, with a Plastics Innovation Hub being launched in Vietnam, according to the Australian Embassy in Vietnam. Illustrative image (Source: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn) Globally, 75% of plastic produced is becoming waste. To help address this, the Plastics Innovation Hub Vietnam, launched on June 23, aims to significantly reduce...

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Xuan Thang, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and visiting Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong jointly pressed the button to inaugurate a portal of the Vietnam-Australia Centre (VAC) on June 27. At the launching ceremony (Photo: VNA) In his speech at the event, Thang stressed that the establishment...

The World Records Union (WorldKings) and the Vietnam Records Organisation (Vietkings) on June 27 recognised the 222 coconut-based dishes cooked at an event held in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre. Ben Tre coconut-based dishes set World Record (Photo: VNA) The decisions on the recognition were presented to the provincial People’s Committee at the event, which is...

As a candidate for the membership of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) for 2023 - 2025, Vietnam will continue prioritising the commitments to promote gender equality and women empowerment, an official has said. Do Hung Viet (front, left), Assistant to the Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs, attends the 50th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council. (Photo:...

On June 24, the inspection team No. 2, Provincial Steering Committee for the 2022 high school graduation exam in Lang Son province, led by Mr. Duong Xuan Huyen, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee inspected the preparation for the high school graduation exam 2022 in Van Lang, Cao Loc district and Lang...

Energy transition will play a key role in implementing the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, contributing to the net-zero emission target set for 2050, said Tang The Cuong, director general of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Department of Climate Change. Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) In his message to a recent webinar themed “Asia: Renewable Energy Continent”, Cuong...

The central province of Khanh Hoa is planning to suspend dive tourism activities in vulnerable coral reef areas in Nha Trang Bay in the face of reef degradation there. A coral reef in medium condition in Nha Trang Bay. (Photo: VNA) On June 20, the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee held a meeting to look into the...

Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 has quickly set to work at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) immediately after all its 184 members fully assembled. Members of Vietnam’s Engineering Unit Rotation 1 (Photo: qdnd.vn) Just days after arriving in Abyei, the unit set up two teams for emergency road rescue and repair activities along roads in the...

Vietnam jumped 39 steps to become the 62nd best country worldwide for quality of life in 2021, according to a report released by CEOWORLD – the world's leading business and trade magazine. A boy happy playing with bubbles on Hoan Kiem Lake pedestrian street (Photo: VNA) The Southeast Asian country scored 78.49 points, ranking 62nd out of the 165...

The Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES) and the UK's Cambridge University Press and Assessment (CUPA) co-hosted a conference, titled ‘Inspiring international – Curriculum development and assessment design for future-ready students’ in Hanoi on June 24. A conference titled ‘Inspiring international – Curriculum development and assessment design for future-ready students’ takes place in Hanoi on June 24. (Photo...